Comparison

StandBy Clock vs Today Clock

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

StandBy Clock

Transform your iPhone into a personalized bedside display with over 100 customizable widgets. Show time, calendar, battery, photos, and more. Simple to use, just choose, customize, and add to your StandBy screen.

Highlights
  • 100+ customizable widgets
  • Analog and digital clock options
  • Calendar and dual time zone display
  • Countdown timers for events
  • Photo and GIF widgets
  • Customizable theme colors and styles
Features
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StandBy Clock — Make Your iPhone StandBy Screen Your Own Turn your charging iPhone into a bedside display that feels personal. Explore 240+ widget styles, including 125+ Premium designs, with flip clocks, GIF animations, photos, countdowns, calendars, battery displays and multi-time-zone layouts. Start with free designs, then unlock everything with weekly, annual or lifetime options. CLOCK WIDGETS • Analog Clock — Classic and modern faces with distinctive hands, markers and layouts. • Digital Clock — Bold, easy-to-read time displays made for desks and nightstands. • Calendar — See the date and day at a glance in a range of visual styles. • Single Time Zone — Focus on one city with rich, expressive layouts. • Dual Time Zone — Keep two cities visible for travel, remote work or someone far away. • Triple Time Zone — Follow three cities at once with flip boards, dashboards, neon styles and more. MORE THAN A CLOCK • Countdown — Count down to birthdays, anniversaries, trips and important moments. • Info Card — Put your own message or useful information on the StandBy screen. • Battery — Check the current charge level at a glance. • Photo Widget — Turn a favorite image into part of your bedside display. • GIF Widget — Add motion and personality with animated GIF designs. MAKE IT YOURS Customize colors, fonts, time formats, cities, labels, messages and photos. Save multiple named widgets for different moods and situations, then choose the design you want from the iOS widget picker. BUILT FOR iOS STANDBY StandBy Clock is designed for the landscape charging experience introduced in iOS 17. Place your iPhone on its side while charging to enter StandBy. Always-On Display is supported on compatible Pro iPhone models. HOW TO GET STARTED 1. Choose a free or Premium design. 2. Customize it and save it with a name. 3. Add StandBy Clock from the widget picker. 4. Select your saved design and enjoy your new StandBy screen. FREE AND PREMIUM A selection of designs is free to use. Premium unlocks 125+ additional designs and the complete customization library. Choose the option that suits you: weekly, annual or lifetime access. Available products and local prices are shown in the app before purchase. Download StandBy Clock and make every charging moment look like yours. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Today Clock

Enhance your productivity with a beautifully designed companion app. It offers customizable alarms, focus tools like Pomodoro timers, and engaging alarm tasks to ensure you never miss important reminders or tasks.

Highlights
  • Stylish Themes
  • Pomodoro Timer
  • Reliable Alarms
  • Silent Assurance
  • Alarm Task Challenges
  • Custom Widgets
Features
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Today Clock – A beautifully designed productivity companion for study, work, and daily life. • Stylish Themes: Choose from beautifully crafted designs—with more added regularly! • Focus Tools: Timer, Pomodoro, and Countdown to maximize your productivity. • Reliable Alarms: Reliable and customizable to start your day right. • Silent Assurance: The alarm will sound/vibrate on time even if the device is muted, ensuring important reminders are never missed! Supports system-level alarm reminders on iOS 26. • Alarm Task: Complete preset challenges (e.g., math problems, shaking the phone, memory games) to turn off the alarm. • Custom Widgets: Personalize your device's screen with customizable widgets. Subscription Details for Today Clock Members: By subscribing to Today Clock, you gain exclusive access to all premium features and future updates. Payment and Cancellation Policies: Subscription payments will be processed through iTunes at the time of your purchase confirmation and at the commencement of each renewal period. It's important to note that you have the option to cancel your subscription via iTunes settings up to 24 hours before the end of your current subscription period. If you fail to do so, your subscription will automatically renew. Terms of Use: Please review our Terms Of Use at: https://www.xsdech.com/terms_of_use_en Privacy Policy: For more information on how we handle your data, please refer to our Privacy Policy at: https://www.xsdech.com/privacy_policy_en

Screenshots

StandBy Clock4 screens
Today Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Today Clock at 4.6 against StandBy Clock's 4.0. Today Clock also leads on ratings volume (152 vs 6) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). StandBy Clock's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. StandBy Clock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Today Clock sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Today Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Today Clock has 152 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StandBy Clock ships an update every 6 days, Today Clock every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
StandBy Clock versus Today Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStandBy ClockToday Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (6 ratings)4.6 (152 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6152 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer逸文 周xsdech

Customer experience

StandBy Clock

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Today Clock

All ratings152 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

StandBy Clock

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Pro$1.997 Days
  • Annual Pro7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • StandBy Clock Lifetime$14.99
6 purchases

Today Clock

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly Plan$1.991 Month
  • Quarterly Plan$4.993 Months
  • Yearly Plan$6.991 Year
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  • Yearly Plan$9.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Plan$24.99

Questions

Is StandBy Clock free?
StandBy Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Today Clock free?
Today Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StandBy Clock or Today Clock?
Today Clock is rated higher. StandBy Clock averages 4.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Today Clock averages 4.6 from 152 ratings.
Do StandBy Clock or Today Clock have ads?
Both StandBy Clock and Today Clock show ads.
Which is updated more often, StandBy Clock or Today Clock?
StandBy Clock ships an update every 6 days, and Today Clock every 2 weeks. Most recently, StandBy Clock was updated on August 12, 2026 and Today Clock on September 24, 2026.

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